Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of gelatin.

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  • adjective thick like gelatin

Etymologies

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gelatin +‎ -like

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Examples

  • They were full of the suggestion of other colors, with a gelatinlike sheen.

    War for the Oaks Bull, Emma, 1954- 1987

  • Of course this was true -- even though the gelatinlike shell could not support the cube's weight, yet it did not insulate the planet from the repelling current.

    The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

  • What he saw was a tiny, gelatinlike globule; among scientists it is known as the amoeba.

    The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life Homer Eon Flint 1908

  • They were full of the suggestion of other colors, with a gelatinlike sheen.

    War for the Oaks Emma Bull 1987

  • They were full of the suggestion of other colors, with a gelatinlike sheen.

    War for the Oaks Emma Bull 1987

  • They were full of the suggestion of other colors, with a gelatinlike sheen.

    War for the Oaks Emma Bull 1987

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